A News Day editorial comment has advised against engaging in violent activities saying citizens must cherish the existing peace. The remarks come at the back of a call by a social-citizen group #Tajamuka, for Zimbabweans to stay away from work this week as a protest over the ban of all foreign currencies for domestic transactions.
The writer of the article fears that any protest right now may degenerate into chaos. The editor further made reference to the ZCTU-led January protests over the hike of fuel prices which saw 17 people shot and killed whilst several sustained injuries. as security personnel were deployed to squash the demos.
The publication predicts that any demonstration would replicate earlier ones where people were shot by security forces, cars burnt and shops looted. Part of the article reads:
The danger about such protests, especially if they turn violent, which is always bound to happen if the protests are hijacked by hooligans, will give the security arms just cause to respond in a high-handed manner, because they have a responsibility to maintain law and order.
News Day further recommends having a dialogue which it says was a better option compared to protests which are likely to risk lots of things considering the current environment. The publication further said:
Dialogue, under such circumstances, is the best step forward. Everything necessary should be done to maintain peace and order in the country. We need to inculcate a culture of dialogue for the good of the country and its citizens.
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